CCC Rubbishes Reports That Madzibaba Veshanduko Defected To ZANU PF
The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has rubbished claims that top activist, Godfrey Karembera better known as Madzibaba veShanduko, has defected to ZANU PF.
Social media was Saturday awash with reports that Karembera had joined the ruling party because he was not getting any material support from CCC.
Posting on his Twitter account, ZANU PF Youth League National Deputy Political Commissar Taurai Kandishaya said Karembera had opened up to him when he visited his homestead in Guruve. Said Kandishora:
Madzibaba Weshanduko said “Commissar let’s go to my house so that we talk.” He said “madzibaba hupenyu hwakandiomera kuCCC vakuru vanodya vega (Life is difficult for me. My leaders do not care about us.) Buy me a battery for my incubator. Voting day I will do what changes my life.”
Karembera however, told Newzimbabwe.com that Kandishora lied. NewZimbabwe quotes as saying:
They are trying all strategies to destroy the party but they will never win. They first tried to kill me but they failed. They offered me a car and I turned the offer down.
Today I was shocked to see my photos with the CIOs on social media.
There was a funeral at my neighbours’ homestead which I attended the funeral. Everyone knows me and a lot of people wanted to have a selfie moment with me. I did that happily not knowing some were on a mission to fabricate lies about me.
I was not even aware that some of the people who wanted photos with me were Zanu-PF activists on a plot to soil my relationship with my party leaders but anyway, I have not joined Zanu-PF. I remain with CCC.
Karembera said some of the mourners visited his homestead to see his projects, adding he did not turn anyone away because he thought they had genuine interests.
CCC deputy national spokesperson Ostallos Siziba said the ruling party was “desperate” and was selling cheap propaganda.
Madzibaba veShanduko has been a regular and popular face at CCC rallies around the country.
